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1978Final results

1978 election for Missouri House District 145

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Leroy Blunt (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Betty McCaskill (D) by 26.2 points.

Leroy BluntRepublican · winner
63.1%8,613
36.9%5,036
13,649 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978

Races before and after

EvenR+19.01972R+4.91974R+6.31976R+26.21978R+10.71982R+27.81984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET